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Sahel and Central Africa: €210 million in EU humanitarian aid
The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in the Sahel and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €210 million in…
5 things you should know about the state of the global economy
Is this the year we overcome the global economic crisis caused by the pandemic? Are our jobs in danger? Who has lost the most in…
Protecting local water has global benefits
A new paper in the May issue of Nature Communications demonstrates why keeping local lakes and other waterbodies clean produces cost-effective benefits locally and globally….
Commission makes €11 million available to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities and cooperation
The European Commission will make €11 million of funding available for 22 new projects seeking to strengthen the European Union’s capacity to deter and mitigate…
Finnish Posiva is the first company in the world to implement geological final disposal
The project, with a total value of some 500 million euro, consists of Posiva building and furnishing all the facilities required for final disposal activities,…
E-waste recycling matter of national security: report
Recovering precious elements from e-waste is a security imperative for Europe that should be written into law, according to a report Monday that said it…
UN chief and senior officials express deep concern over East Jerusalem violence
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, and senior UN officials have expressed their deep concern over confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem,…
Conference on the Future of Europe: make your voice heard
The Executive Board approved on 9 May the Rules of Procedure that set out the composition of the Plenary of the Conference on the Future…
Could wider use of gene reserves protect rare species?
UK landowners and conservationists welcome wider-spread use of Gene Conservation Units (GCUs) to help protect some of the rarest plants and insects, research at the…
Australia’s recycling opportunity emerges as batteries boom
Batteries are becoming crucial enablers of Australia’s transition to renewable energy. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has identified an increase in battery…
Simulated geoengineering evaluation: cooler planet, but with side effects
A new modeling study led by two NOAA researchers highlights the vast challenges and potentially damaging consequences of solar geoengineering actions large enough to ward…
Vegetarians have healthier levels of disease markers than meat-eaters
Vegetarians appear to have a healthier biomarker profile than meat-eaters, and this applies to adults of any age and weight, and is also unaffected by…
Climate change threatens winged harbinger of spring
A sure sign of spring in northern Europe is the arrival of the Arctic tern bird, but on the UN’s World Migratory Bird Day experts…
Just Launched: Platform for Farmers to Earn Revenue through Positive Climate Action
Yara, a crop nutrition solutions provider, announced the commercial launch of Agoro Carbon Alliance, a global business created for farmers to earn additional revenue through…
Magdalena Färemo has been appointed Global Portfolio & Brand Director Retail for Paulig
Magdalena has more than 25 years experience working with leading global FMCG brands and strategies across markets. She has worked for Paulig more than 13…
Most US coal generators can’t compete with wind and solar, US study finds
A new report from US think tank Energy Innovation shows that 72% of the country’s coal power fleet is now uneconomic compared to local wind…
Coronavirus: Commission proposes €6.8 million in total to support 1,700 dismissed workers of air carriers KLM and Finnair
On Thursday, the European Commission proposes to support 1,200 former workers of KLM in the Netherlands and 500 former workers of Finnair in Finland, who…
Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to…
Renewable revolution will drive demand for critical minerals
A major new study released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that several key critical minerals will play a major role in the…
Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel
An international hub for pandemic control is to open in Berlin to ensure better preparedness and transparency in the fight against likely future global health…
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